Overview
On Site
$70 - $80
Contract - W2
Contract - 3 Year(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
technical Writer
RF
VHDL
signal processing
Job Details
Location :Lexington, MA- 02421
Duration : 3 years
The technical writer will receive complex and highly technical descriptions from developers and/or engineers and will be required to translate those descriptions into technical reference manuals. The technical writer must be a highly skilled person who understands technical concepts down to the detail level and who can translate them into clear, concise, comprehensive documentation. The individual will be responsible for:
a) Consolidating manuals, field guides, and reference materials;
b) Developing and maintaining Wiki pages to collate data and information;
c) Creating a library of code written by Lincoln staff.
In addition, the individual will be required to run VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) simulations and document results along with performing functionality comparisons.
This job requires an experienced technical writer with an understanding of signal processing, design trees and drawings, and familiarity with communication hardware. A working knowledge of electrical engineering with a knowledge in RF and digital systems is highly desirable. The individual must be familiar with cables, connectors, miscellaneous parts, etc. and general knowledge of functionality.
In addition, the technical writer must have skills in the following areas:
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel in particular
Visio, Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator: Engineering Diagramming programs
Understanding of VHDL
Understanding of networking technologies
Understanding of Modelism (Mentor Graphics) & Vivado (Xilinx): Hardware programming
Preferred Skills:
JIRA & Confluence: web based collaboration and Wiki designing
Adobe Framemaker: word processing tool for larger formats Interim clearance is sufficient for start.
Position will be hybrid. Candidate should be local to Lexington for onsite work a couple of days/week (likely 2 onsite, 3 remote)
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